Line of Duty Deaths Database

Robert E. Hall
Name
Robert E. Hall
Local
L0018, Vancouver
Gender
Male
Age
52
District
06
Occupation
Lieutenant
Type of Duty
Fire Suppression
Fatal Injury Cause
Contact/Exposure - Contact/Exposure: Insufficient Info.
Nature of Fatal Injury
Cancer - Other
Date of Death
8/27/2007
Year Placed On Wall
2008
Multiple Line of Duty Incident
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it is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of acting captain robert e. hall of iaff local 18 – vancouver, british columbia. brother hall, 51, died on monday, august 27, 2007 from cancer. brother hall was not only a member of local 18 for 26 years, but also a past secretary-treasurer of local 18 as well as the british columbia professional fire fighters’ association. the memorial will be held on wednesday, september 5, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at st. andrew’s wesley church, 100-1022 nelson street, vancouver, british columbia v6e 4s7, (604) 683-4574. the wake/coalition will be held directly after the memorial at the sheraton vancouver wall centre hotel, 1088 burrard street, vancouver. all fire fighters are to muster at #7 fire hall, 1090 haro street, vancouver at 0800 hours in dress uniform. for out of town guests, an airline discount of 10% has been offered through air canada and west jet. for air canada bookings, please book online at aircanada.com and enter the promotional code: x2fznqh1. for west jet bookings please contact the convention line at 1-877-952-4696 and quote promotional code: qc331. the sheraton wall centre has offered us a discount rate on standard rooms of $199 per night. to book a room, please contact the hotel directly at 800-663-9255 and state that you are with the vancouver fire fighters union group. the family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations be appreciated to either of the following two charities: bcpffa burn fund, #463 – 4800 kingsway, burnaby, bc v5h 4j2, phone: (604) 436-2125, www.burnfund.org or bc cancer foundation, suite 600 - 686 west broadway avenue, vancouver, bc v5z 1g1, (604) 877-6040, www.bccancer.bc.ca/don/give.htm if you require any further information, please contact the local 18 office at 604-436-3335.
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Biographical Comments
Vancouver firefighter Lieutenant Robert Eric Hall died of colorectal cancer at age 51 on Aug. 27, 2007. As a result of lobbying led by him as a member of the British Columbia Firefighters Union, that disease was among the seven types of cancer listed as occupational hazards for firefighters in legislation introduced by the B.C. government in October 2005. Ironically he became one of the first recipients of the benefits of his work.

He was a kind and loving father and husband whose passion for his work and helping his Union brothers was only preceded by his love for his family. Robert also loved travelling and riding his Motorcycle, but his greatest passion was his Guitar and his music. He was a singer and a songwriter.

We painfully miss Robert but are so proud of his gentle demeanor and fiercely strong convictions for justice
(Submitted by the Hall Family for the 2008 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial)
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